Project Description: In Alberta’s winters the snow
melt outside (similar to in-floor heating yet designed for
the outdoors) keeps the snow and ice from building up on
slippery steps. This home has 100% in-floor heating with two
zones downstairs, two zones upstairs and one in the garage.
In order to install in-floor on the main floor gypcrete was
poured over the tubing which was stapled down to the
sub-floor. This method reduces the labor cost of
installation vs. floor-warming (staple up method). A
Hi-Velocity system was installed to provide air circulation
and air-conditioning.

Log House with 4 heating zones – 2 upstairs & 2
downstairs:

Project Description: This log home has 100%
in-floor heating with 2 zones upstairs in the bedroom and
kitchen and 2 zones in the basement in the workshop and
rumpus room. The benefit of having in-floor heating
throughout the home allows for consistent comfort in every
room and multiple zones allow you to choose your perfect
temperature. This home also has an HRV (heat recovery
ventilator) for air circulation and bathroom exhaust. To
take advantage of the boiler there is a 60 gallon indirect
hot water tank, which is heated through a coil in the tank
itself direct from the boiler. An indirect hot water tank is
not only environmentally friendly it also allows the
homeowner to use the efficiency of their boiler to heat
their water. The green blue pipe seen in these pictures is
Aquatherm pipe, this pipe is fusion pipe with a 30 year
warranty and has a high insulation value to reduce heat
loss.

Project Description: This home has a hi-velocity
system that is split into 2 zones: one for the main floor
and basement and one for the 2nd & 3rd floor. Hi-velocity
runs off a fan coil and similar to a furnace forces hot air
through the home. The benefit of a Hi-velocity system vs. a
furnace is that it allows for the home’s entire mechanical
system to run off of one boiler. This provides the
flexibility of having in-floor in the garage, floor warming
in tiled areas and a fan coil to heat the remainder of the
home. This system allows the home-owner to take full
advantage of the efficiency of their boiler while remaining
environmentally friendly and saving on their monthly gas
bills.

Project Description: This home system is
also heated using the full potential of a high-efficient
condensing boiler. In contrast to job 134 the home is split
into multiple zones using two fan coils. A fan coil runs
similar to a furnace but instead of a burner it is heated by
the boiler through a coil. Floor warming differs from
in-floor heating in that floor warming is stapled underneath
the floor between the floor joists and uses heat transfer
plates to radiate the heat evenly. The area is then
insulated with a 1 inch air gap beneath the floor to force
the heat upwards where it is needed. In-floor heating is
mostly used in ground floor (basements) and garages. The
piping is laid on top of a compacted sand base, vapor
barrier and Styrofoam insulation which is then covered with
concrete. The hot water runs through the piping radiating
through heating the concrete creating a thermal mass.

Project Description: This home has a
hi-velocity system split into 2 zones, one for the main
floor and basement and one for 2nd floor and loft. The
basement has 2 in-floor heating zones, one for the bathroom,
bedroom and storage room and one for hall and recreation
area. The flexibility of this system is that it can be
adapted to any size home, large or small.

Project Description: This home has it
all! It has one Hi Velocity fancoil for the main floor and
the basement, a second Hi Velocity fan coil split into two
zones, one for the master suite and den, the other for the
2nd floor. It also has two floor warming zones, one for the
master ensuite, walk in closet and the ˝ bath, the other is
the kitchen, pantry, laundry, bathroom, back entrance and
foyer. There are two in-floor heating zones, one for the
basement and one for the garage. Instead of bathroom fans an
HRV (heat recovery ventilator) has been installed. There is
a 60 gallon indirect hot water tank to ensure the home never
runs out of hot water. On the plumbing side it has two
pressure tanks, one for rain water collection cistern and
one for domestic cold water.